Sam Rayburn is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in

Jasper County Jasper County is the name of eight counties in the United States of America. All are named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, a hero of the Revolutionary War. Five counties share a boundary with a Newton County, named for John Newton John ...

, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,273 as of the 2020 census. The community, which is also known as Rayburn Country, is located on the south shore of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir at the junction of

Texas Recreational Road 255 Recreational Road 255 (RE 255) is a Recreational Road located in Tyler, Jasper, and Newton counties, in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Texas. The highway is approximately long, and travels through mainly rural areas in t ...

and Farm to Market Road 1007. Sam Rayburn was founded in the 1970s after the formation of the reservoir; its main attraction is its country club, Rayburn Country.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 1,273 people, 429 households, and 315 families residing in the CDP.

References

Census-designated places in Jasper County, Texas Census-designated places in Texas Unincorporated communities in Jasper County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Populated places established in the 1970s 1970s establishments in Texas {{JasperCountyTX-geo-stub